Ana Rivera

Week 3: Background Searching on the Web

Part 1

1    1. My research topic is Self-serving bias.

2    a.) The research engine that I’m using will be doaj.org

b.) The topic involves language, emotions, addictions.

c.)  Some subtopics are education, ethics, and politics.

d.) A possible research question can be self-serving bias in ethics, self-serving bias on the workplace.

e.) Distinctive: attribution

     Broad: social psychology

     Narrow: self-esteem

     Related: narcissism

Part 2

1    1. https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/glossary/self-serving-bias

2    2. The domain is edu, which means it is from an educational institution 

      3. The page was made by The University of Texas at Austin  The copyright is 2019

5    4. The page has several links

6    5. The purpose of the page is to educate

Part 3

1   1. a.) Self-serving Bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-serving_bias

   b.) The Wikipedia page provides many important aspects

   c.) There are no warning messages on the article

   d.) The article has referenced facts and claims

   e.) The article is clear and readable but does not have illustrations.

   f.) I think the number of references are appropriate, the type of sources are journal articles and           there are external links and further reading.

2. a.) WikiProjects: WikiProject Business, WikiProject Philosophy, WikiProject Politics, and WikiProject Psychology

    b.) Rated Start-class, High-importance, Rated Start-class, Low-importance, Rated Start-class, High-importance, and Rated Start-class, Mid-importance.

    c.) I agree with the rating on the article.

    d.) There are no disputes or comments on the article’s Talk page.

3. a.) There is nothing that concerns me about the editing history. They just have changed wording and grammar

Part 4

This week I learned about the Wikipedia “Talk” page and the history page. I also learned that there are alternate searching engines and finally how to label search terms.

The Information Search Process: Experience doing research or seeking information.

       For what I have experienced when doing an investigation either for a school task or for something of my personal interest, now thanks to the model of the Information Search Process (ISP), I was able to find and verify that this is what happens to me when I'm doing research. For me before starting an investigation it is important to keep in mind what the instructor is requesting, this is to fulfill expectations according to the subject. We must consider the time that will be available for research and how effective is the subject to investigate, example, how much information can be obtained, since some issues can be very prominent, but information is not provided so easily in the media nor easily accessed. It is also necessary to be interested in such topic in order to succeed because self-interest is always the most important. If there is no interest there will be no such effort and it will not emphasize research, learning and satisfaction. Once the search for information has begun, good use of time and resources available must be done that is to have access to good sources of credible information, since there is a lot of false information in the network that can complicate the investigation. Of the times that I have done research I have always had the help of a tutor who gives me support and guides me to continue the research when I find myself stuck, and struggling comprehending something related to the topic, this would be like the lesson mentions "in the dip" and principle of uncertainty, there my frustrations and insecurities are minimized and even could completely disappear with a second voice to listen to and receiving help (zone of intervention). In the fifth stage is how the lesson explains it because at this point there is more development, more knowledge and interest that makes me want to search more about my topic and even relate it to my own experiences depending on the subject. Finally, the last stage is when I do a final review and decide what else would be necessary to terminate the investigation, because it is here when I come back for intervention, asking for help from a second person. In my case a tutor or the instructor himself if this is available for this to happen, I make the necessary changes, and this is when the satisfaction and the feeling of joy comes because the research is completed and for all the things that had been learned. As I mentioned before, this article is very well-developed because it is exactly what happens to conduct research. I had never thought this as described here and to be honest it never went through my mind about the stages to realize an investigation. I believe that unconsciously I had performed these stages in the past, but I did not know them. So, if I had to change something it would be to take these stages in deeper way and in order.